Revised 6/2012 NOVA COLLEGE-WIDE COURSE CONTENT SUMMARY

ARC 201 - HISTORY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE (3CR)

Course Description Survey architecture from 19th century to present, with emphasis on philosophy of design, form, and structure. Lecture 3 hours per week. General Course Purpose To acquaint the students with the relationship between culture and Architecture and familiarize them with the great buildings of the modern world. Course Prerequisites/Corequisites First and second year students. Course Objectives This survey will enable the student to:

Appraise and identify the effects of culture, technology and place on the Architecture of the modern world

Identify the organizing concepts in form, space and structure of the great buildings of the 19th century

Identify the organizing concepts in form, space and structure of the great buildings of Early Modernism

Identify the organizing concepts in form, space and structure of the great buildings of Mid-20th Century Modernism

Identify the organizing concepts in form, space and structure of the great buildings of the Post Modern period

Identify the organizing concept in form, space and structure of the great buildings of Contemporary Architecture

Major Topics to be Included The Modern World

• Introduction: Architecture at the intersection of culture, technology and place. • 19th Century Technology and Cultural Change • Early Modernism • Mid 20th Century Modernism • Post Modern Architecture • Contemporary Architecture and our built environment